One day you and a friend are talking and your friend states, "Development is the result of the genes that you inherit, and those genes put you on a developmental path that stays the same throughout your life
" What can you tell your friend about the issues of nature versus nurture and continuity versus discontinuity?
What will be an ideal response?
A good answer will be similar to the following:
You can tell your friend that both nature and nurture interact with each other to influence development. So, your friend's idea that genes are the only important influence on development is wrong. Almost all aspects of development are shaped by both heredity and environment. Also, the developmental path that one is on is not completely rigid and fixed as your friend thinks. Early behavior does not predict later behavior perfectly so a child who is a brat may actually grow up to be a nice adult.
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a. independent; dependent b. dependent; independent c. within-subjects; between-subjects d. between-subjects; within-subjects
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A. This module is located in the right brain hemisphere. B. This module includes not only language function but also the ability to draw conclusions. C. This module is lost in patients who have undergone split-brain surgery. D. This module is responsible for the ability of patients to follow simple commands following split brain surgery.
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A. Males would have a weaker superego than females. B. Identification with the mother has a greater role to play in moral development than identification with thefather. C. Girls' superego is weaker than boys' and girls are less able to resist temptation. D. The superego develops in infancy.